MatureDJ
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You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
TLDR,
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
spittin factsOn the real though, the idea of a woman introducing me to her kids is a major erection-killer...... Even worse is that single mothers never shut up about their d@mn kids. The few that I've delt with always talk about their kids' soccer games, or how their kids are on the honor roll, or how their kid is a learning piano, or yadda yadda yadda yadda......
I won't even entertain the thought of a single mother anymore.....
EDIT::: I'll tell you what's even more annoying - it's when she introduces me to her mother who's babysitting the kids while I take her out and I get vetted by the mother on whether or not I'd make a suitable step-father....... like wtf.....???? Grandma is grilling me like it's a damn job interview, and btw, it's an interview for a job I don't want..... I ain't gonna raise another man's kids.....
I'd honestly rather visit a ho0ker or an escort than to deal with single mothers and all the drama they cause.... It's guaranteed sex and zero drama.....
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
That's beyond brutal.EDIT::: I'll tell you what's even more annoying - it's when she introduces me to her mother who's babysitting the kids while I take her out and I get vetted by the mother on whether or not I'd make a suitable step-father....... like wtf.....???? Grandma is grilling me like it's a damn job interview, and btw, it's an interview for a job I don't want..... I ain't gonna raise another man's kids.....
That frequency of sex is not worth the hassle.She finds herself a "nice guy" with more money. Gives him starfish sex once a month at best.
1. In a different context, job candidates always blame their employer for why they were laid off or fired. I would suspect in a lot more of those cases, it is actually true, because a lot of employers are inept. Much of the time, an individual employee's success at a company has much to do with the infrastructure in place at the company rather than anything the employee does or does not do. In general, it is human nature to absolve yourself of responsibility from a failure.They often spin the divorce or breakup to make it look like the guy's fault and at first I gave them the benefit of the doubt but the more I got to know them, I realized their ex's definitely made the right decision in breaking it off with them.
Single mom's also tend to use their kids as an excuse to get out of things so their time could appear to be busy. There will be some time when this will be legitimate but always look out for cases you feel is suspicious and next her if you suspect it.
She's probably gonna cheat on you with her ex in that case.Also look to see what kind of existing relationship she has with her ex. If she's on good terms with her ex, there's a chance she can be a decent person.
My $.02
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.